iMindMap is now out in its Mobile HD format which is its new app for the iPad. If you follow all of the hype about the iPad it is about being on the move and having the flexibility to take control of your life from this slab of Apple hardware. Well it is of course completely true and if you are reading this as an iPad owner, then you are doing so probably with a sense of smug superiority. If you don't have an iPad then perhaps you are feeling ever so slightly envious of those of us that do. But let's stick with the iMindMap app for the iPad for the moment rather than getting into a bit of computing hardware envy.
As with any half-decent Mind Mapping application the iMindMap iPad App has all of the features you would expect in Mind Map software. You can create Mind Maps, add color, add images, show associations, link to files, folders and websites and so on. There should be nothing new there however because it is the iMindMap platform that enables this, the quality of the Mind Mapping and the intuitive ease you can use the tool does set it apart from its competitors.
Now the most impressive feature of the new iMindMap iPad App is its presentation mode. This mode has been around in iMindMap since at least version 4 and is an impressive feature in the software but there is really nothing new about that. However, the way the Presentation Mode has been implemented for the iPad is the thing that sets this App apart.
All you need to do is plug the iPad into a display device using a VGA cable and you are set to go. You can interface with a standard data projector or use a large plasma screen, it really does not matter. All you need is something you can connect to the iPad to allow you to project your presentation so others can see it.
Once you are connected, you have opened up your presentation mind map, flipped iMindMap to its presentation mode, you are then ready to deliver a polished and professional presentation. You can be set up and ready to go in less than a minute.
Here is where the implementation of the presentation mode gets really slick. Your iMindMap generated Mind Map is developing on the screen before your audience's eyes as you wow them with your delivery. However on the iPad you have three very useful things.
You will have your forward and back arrows that allow you to navigate easily through your presentation and you will have any notes for the current branch available for you to refer to as you deliver. You can use these notes as a prompt to remind you what you want to cover or you can use them to help tailor a standard presentation to the needs of the audience.
It is hard to describe just how powerful this amazing combination of technique and technology really is when it comes to delivering your message across in style, with flair and in a way that your audience will be engaged and will remember far more of what you have said had you just used conventional methods.
The overall combination of Mind Mapping and the iPad is enough on its own to justify and investment in Apple's latest creation and when you do, you will have a way of organizing your thoughts and ideas that will not only become addictive, it will also have a very positive impact on the way you think and the way you perform.
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So I am sure it comes as no surprise that the iPad and iMindMap App combination come very highly recommended. You can find out more about the iMindMap App and how to get the most out of it here.
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